Contemplation Cave [Haiku]

in the mountainside,
there’s a tiny cave entrance:
a perilous climb

The Cave [Haiku]

light sweeps slowly 
across the cave floor;
can bats tell?

Dark Cave [Haiku]

bats squeak & poop:
unseen in the dark, but
each sound amplified

Into the Light [Free Verse]

crawling from the cave,
like Plato's untethered shadow man

a portal to perfection,
as perfect as anyplace can be:
meaning, it has depth
&
credibility

the day is cloudy,
and yet it's blinding,
blinding to eyes attuned to 
the light of dancing orange flames,
flames seen secondhand --
bounced off a wall,
a dark, dank wall

what amazing sights
must there be -
out there

don't disappoint me
now

DAILY PHOTO: Mahendra Cave Spiral Staircase

Taken in May of 2018 in Pokhara, Nepal

Cave Moment [Haiku]

staggering
through a black cave, & then
a shaft of light

DAILY PHOTO: Dog on a Bench, Naida Caves

Taken on November 30, 2019 in Diu.

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DAILY PHOTO: Poukham Cave

Taken in January of 2019 near Vang Vieng, Laos

DAILY PHOTO: Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave, Pokhara

Taken in April of 2018 in Pokhara, Nepal

DAILY PHOTO: Brahmashram of Nandi Hills, Inside & Out

Taken in October of 2013 at Nandi Hills

 

 

Brahmashram is an ascetic’s cave located on the hillside at Nandi Hills. It’s most famous occupant was the sage Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836 – 1886), who was a teacher of Swami Vivekananda.